In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca are joined by the Sporting News’ David Purdum to talk about football gambling and whether it’s true that Las Vegas took a beating this year. Next, they discuss the fight-happy start to the NHL’s shortened season with the New York Times’Jeff Z. Klein. Finally, they examine the ethics of trash talking and the recent feud between Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett.

Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show: